Isaiah 48:5 - American Standard Version (1901) therefore I have declared it to thee from of old; before it came to pass I showed it thee; lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 I have even from the beginning declared it to thee; before it came to pass I shewed it thee: lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Therefore I have declared things to come to you from of old; before they came to pass I announced them to you, so that you could not say, My idol has done them, and my graven image and my molten image have commanded them. Common English Bible I informed you long ago; before they came about I proclaimed them to you so you wouldn’t say, “My idol did them; my wood statue and metal god commanded them.” Catholic Public Domain Version From that time, I foretold to you. Before these things happened, I revealed them to you, lest you say: "My idols have accomplished these things, and my graven and molten images have commanded them." |